Clara Meacham(ph) objects to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's proposed new elevation standards, which would require new homes to be built at least three to eight feet higher than they were before Katrina.

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The new standard will require that residential, commercial or infrastructure projects using federal aid elevate their structures 1 foot above the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency recommendations or, if elevation isn't possible, relocate or flood-proof boilers or other utilities a foot higher than the latest federal guidance.

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